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Special Protection, Outstanding Florida Waters, Outstanding National Resource Waters
Antidegradation Permitting Requirements; Outstanding Florida Waters; Outstanding National Resource Waters
Surface Water Quality Criteria
(48)(b) In no case shall nutrient concentrations of a body of water be altered so as to cause an imbalance in natural populations of aquatic flora or fauna.
Numeric interpretations of the narrative nutrient criterion in paragraph 62-302.530(48)(b), F.A.C., shall be expressed as spatial averages and applied over a spatial area consistent with their derivation. In applying the water quality standards, the Department shall take into account the variability occurring in nature and shall recognize the statistical variability inherent in sampling and testing procedures.
Estuary-Specific Numeric Interpretations of the Narrative Nutrient Criterion
Estuary | Segement | Total | Total | Chlorophyll-a |
(f) Florida Bay | 1. Central Florida Bay | 0.019 | 0.99 | 2.2 |
2. Coastal Lakes | 0.045 | 1.29 | 9.3 | |
3. East Centeral Florida Bay | 0.007 | 0.65 | 0.4 | |
4. Northern Florida Bay | 0.010 | 0.68 | 0.8 | |
5. Southern Florida Bay | 0.009 | 0.64 | 0.8 | |
6. Western Florida Bay | 0.015 | 0.37 | 1.4 | |
(g) Florida Keys | 1. Back Bay | 0.009 | 0.25 | 0.3 |
2. Backshelf | 0.011 | 0.23 | 0.7 | |
3. Lower Keys | 0.008 | 0.21 | 0.3 | |
4. Marquesas | 0.008 | 0.21 | 0.6 | |
5. Middle Keys | 0.007 | 0.22 | 0.3 | |
6. Oceanside | 0.007 | 0.17 | 0.3 | |
7. Upper Keys | 0.007 | 0.18 | 0.2 | |
(h) Biscayne Bay | 1. Card Sound | 0.008 | 0.33 | 0.5 |
2. Manatee Bay - Barnes Sound | 0.007 | 0.58 | 0.4 | |
3. North Central Inshore | 0.007 | 0.31 | 0.5 | |
4. North Central Outer-Bay | 0.008 | 0.28 | 0.7 | |
5. Northern North Bay | 0.012 | 0.30 | 1.7 | |
6. South Central Inshore | 0.007 | 0.48 | 0.4 | |
7. South Central Mid-Bay | 0.007 | 0.35 | 0.2 | |
8. South Central Outer-Bay | 0.006 | 0.24 | 0.2 | |
9. Southern North Bay | 0.010 | 0.29 | 1.1 | |
A Criteria expressed as annual geometric means (AGM) are not to be exceeded more than once in a three year period. | ||||
Outstanding Florida Waters fact sheet.
Numeric Nutrient Criteria fact sheet